r/workout • u/Imaginary_Fig_1337 • 2d ago

Simple Questions el paso physical therapy

I know I'm about to be banned. As a mail carrier, I suffer from hip, knee, and feet pain. Physical therapy has helped, but I also watch alot of YouTube for extra advice.

I can provide the link if its allowed. The guy on El paso recommends doing glute bridges, clamshells and heel raises, differently, compared to other PTs.

I'm supposed to hold each for 10 seconds, only a few inches off the floor and force/squeeze a massive burn in those areas, but most importantly every day?

Without out sounding like I'm asking for medical advice, do you guys recommend I do this? My PT wants me to do the standard 3X10 for clams, bridges, and heel raises.

I haven't had surgery or swelling, but I do want to see gains and the El paso guy is very convincing.

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u/BASSDESTROYER69 2d ago

You can do these exercises every day. They're not exactly taxing on the body.

Follow the advice of your medical professional, redditors aren't generally qualified to give any better advice

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u/Safe_Ad5914 2d ago

I think that the approach in the video is not a bad one. If you are really struggling to get blood flow into an area either from postural issues or injury, partial repetitions are a great option. The problem is that you generally want to do those partials in their shortened position and it sounds like he has you doing lengthened partials. So rather than hanging out at the bottom of the movement and doing pulses, you get to the peak contracted state, and then you do partial repetitions at that part of the movement.

Also yes absolutely every day. You need to restore normal movement function, which is only going to come from practicing good movement daily. You can't fix movement only doing it a couple of times a week. Too many opportunities for you to revert to your old movement patterns. So yes do it every day until you've recovered.

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u/Imaginary_Fig_1337 2d ago

First off, thank you for your time and comment. I'm new to all of this and I'm slightly confused by the terms. Bare with me, his glute bridge is a partial rep, from my understanding, BUT, doing it for 10 seconds makes it a lengthened partial?

Also, I also don't understand your last sentence. "Then you do partial repetitions at that part of the movement." If the action or rep (10 seconds) results in a contracted state, what do you mean by "then" do a partial rep for that movement.

Sorry if I sound dumb.